Groom Picks Up Softball’s Second Straight Rookie of the Week Award

Morgan Groom went 3-0 last week for the Crimson (Gil
Talbot).

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – For the second time in as many
weeks, a Harvard softball player has been named Ivy League Rookie
of the Week as pitcher Morgan Groom earned the honor for April 23.
Groom is the first Harvard pitcher to receive a weekly league award
this season.

Groom was a key facet in a strong week for the Crimson, as
Harvard went 5-1 in six contests, including a 3-1 mark in four
league games against Brown. The rookie started the week by picking
up the victory in a slugfest against Quinnipiac, striking out three
batters in five innings of work in a 9-4 victory. The outing that
followed was the best of the season for Groom, as she came within
one out of tossing a no-hitter in the series opener against Brown.
She finished the contest with seven strikeouts, allowing Harvard to
shutout the Bears, 4-0.

Her third start of the week was another gem, as she twirled a
two-hitter in Game 3 against Brown. She matched her season-high
strikeout total with eight in the game, and led the Crimson to a
6-2 win on the road. She finished the week with a 1.84 earned-run
average and 18 strikeouts in 19 innings pitched. Opposing hitters
batted just .129 against her in those three starts, combining for
just eight hits.

Harvard is back in action Thursday in a single game against
local foe Boston College at 4 p.m.